42 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED 



56142 to 56144. Pteus spp. Malacese. Pear. 



From Yunnan, China. Seeds collected by J. F. Rock, Agricultural Ex- 

 plorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. Received De- 

 cember 27, 1922. Quotd notes by Mr. Rock. 



56142. Pyeus sp. 



"(No. 6718. October, 1922.) A wild pear tree 25 to 30 feet in height, 

 with long drooping and ascending central branches, found beyond Meng- 

 lieh. a day and a half south of Tengyueh. The leaves are oval, broadly 

 heart-shaped, and the globose, yellowish red, spotted fruits, an inch or 

 less in diameter, are closely related to Piirus paghia of southern 

 Yunnan." 



56143. Pyeus sp. 



"(No. 6720. October, 1922.) A wild pear tree 35 feet high, spreading 

 in habit, with stout trunks and blackish brown bark, found in sandy 

 soil at the summit ridge leading to Mengshi, four days from Tengyueh, 

 at an altitude of 7,000 feet. The leaves, bronze colored to red, are 

 oblong, acuminate at the apex and acute at the base, aikl the vert 

 numerous spherical, yellowish red. spotted fruits are an inch in 

 diameter/' 



56144. Pyeus sp. 



"(No. 6721. November 4, 1922.) A small wild pear tree 15 to 20 

 feet high, with rambling branches, found with No. 671S [S. P. I. No. 

 56142] on the hills beyond Menglieh. at an altitude of 6,000 feet, growing 

 in coarse quartz sand. The leaves are small and dark green, and the 

 fruits, the size of small marbles, are dark yellowish red and spotted." 



